tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795926538814429903.post834033398323919747..comments2023-06-27T10:33:40.278-05:00Comments on Traveling Hammer: Middle- AgedMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248430691218993969noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795926538814429903.post-63099470802591674982009-04-19T08:53:00.000-05:002009-04-19T08:53:00.000-05:00I'm ONLY 48 and I'm already receiving notices from...I'm ONLY 48 and I'm already receiving notices from AARP wanting me to join their illustrious organization... wait a minute, I thought you had to be at least 50 to be eligible for AARP benefits? Aren't they grabbing for my $$ a bit too early?!<br /><br />Love your blog, your travelling, your work with Habitat... you go gurl! Very inspiring. Hope you are getting your water problems under control... and um, I spoke too soon. We got 2" within an hour last night + flash flood warnings. Yuck!Girl Tornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289862625817473671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795926538814429903.post-45069023558126084692009-04-18T16:49:00.000-05:002009-04-18T16:49:00.000-05:00No, you didn't miss middle age. You're in it NOW,...No, you didn't miss middle age. You're in it NOW, as am I. I always thought of middle age as when a person got comfortable enough to be whatever they were without faking it, and that's where I am. <br />Ergo, I am middle-aged.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795926538814429903.post-12062079482300165422009-04-18T12:30:00.000-05:002009-04-18T12:30:00.000-05:00I'm with Nancy...I yam what I yam! I remember at c...I'm with Nancy...I yam what I yam! I remember at church finally realizing they DID need to change the sign on our door from Young Adult Class to Median Adult. It was a big day.Melony at Whimsy Daisy!http://whimsydaisy.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795926538814429903.post-81347948265547246772009-04-18T00:02:00.000-05:002009-04-18T00:02:00.000-05:00I was much the same way. I resisted being called m...I was much the same way. I resisted being called middle-aged in my forties, too. To me (then), middle-aged was 'old'. I'd thought of my parents as being middle-aged for many years by then, and to me, they were old. I still remember when my mom really burst my bubble one day by assuring me that unless I thought I'd likely live in to be in my hundreds, that I was indeed middle-aged!<br /><br />I guess we who are in our 50's, but don't yet qualify for senior discounts are tweeners...or would that be 'tweniors'? ;-ÞRennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03628198694622790891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795926538814429903.post-88026969427722249012009-04-17T21:26:00.000-05:002009-04-17T21:26:00.000-05:00No not elderly..yet, you need a walker, or a cane,...No not elderly..yet, you need a walker, or a cane, and black shoes and cardigan sweaters in all colors to be elderly..isn't that a rule..if not I now declare it a rule! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795926538814429903.post-51388128139580695392009-04-17T09:22:00.000-05:002009-04-17T09:22:00.000-05:00Age has never been a big deal for me. I can't chan...Age has never been a big deal for me. I can't change anything, so I am what I am. <br /><br />Would I go back to any particular age? No way. I just try to enjoy where I am -- wrinkles, white hair, flabby arms and all. :o)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795926538814429903.post-41727907006881079522009-04-17T08:18:00.000-05:002009-04-17T08:18:00.000-05:00Well, since I hit 60, I realize the 50s were the v...Well, since I hit 60, I realize the 50s were the very best. I love every day, and look forward to the next. I know I am well past the middle of my life, but also can hardly wait to see what is ahead.<br /><br />I worked in nursing homes a lot, and took care of 50 year old patients that acted 100, and took care of 90 year olds that acted 40. It is all what you make of it.Mary Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537986142203852949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795926538814429903.post-81649117203601260772009-04-17T07:50:00.000-05:002009-04-17T07:50:00.000-05:00I remember one of the grandkids telling mother whe...I remember one of the grandkids telling mother when she had her 50th, "YOU ARE HALF A HUNDRED TODAY!" I guess we are only as old as we feel, and some days I feel 120!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com